What should you pay attention to if you have polycystic kidney disease?

Since polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disease, the cysts will increase in size as the patient ages. Since the onset of polycystic kidney disease is affected by genetics, what should you pay attention to when you have polycystic kidney disease? Limited by the current medical technology that cannot completely eliminate cysts, we believe that the focus of attention after suffering from polycystic kidney disease should be on preventing susceptibility factors and achieving "three preventions, three controls, and one regulation."

Patients with polycystic kidney disease should pay attention to "three preventions"

01: Be careful of colds. If patients with polycystic kidney disease catch a cold, especially repeated colds, it will cause greater immune damage to the kidneys of patients with polycystic kidney disease and accelerate the progression of kidney damage.

02: Avoid fatigue, including mental fatigue and physical fatigue. Physical fatigue will increase the amount of toxins produced by metabolism in the body after physical labor, and the damaged kidney function cannot be discharged in time, which will aggravate the degree of kidney damage.

03: Be careful of trauma. The continuous enlargement of polycystic kidney cysts and the continuous increase in intracystic pressure force the patient's kidneys to continue to grow, and the intra-abdominal pressure increases. If sprains, bruises, falls, etc. occur, the intra-abdominal pressure will increase or the external force of trauma will directly impact the enlarged cyst, causing the cyst with high internal pressure to rupture and bleed, inducing infection. If the enlarged cyst on the surface of the kidney ruptures, the cyst can easily rupture into the abdominal cavity, causing hemorrhagic peritonitis, which requires surgical treatment. Surgery is another major blow to damaged renal function. Therefore, it is important to remind the majority of polycystic kidney patients to prevent trauma and protect their renal function. So how to prevent trauma? The key point is not to increase the pressure on the abdominal cavity. 1. Do not do activities that increase the intra-abdominal pressure. For example, constipation will increase the intra-abdominal pressure during bowel movements, so keep the bowels open. 2. Do not move, lift or carry heavy objects. 3. Do not do activities that twist the waist. 4. The belt should be looser, not too tight. 5. If the patient has a huge renal cyst, a support belt can be used to fix the two kidneys. In addition, be careful not to engage in strenuous activities to prevent the cyst from rupturing.

Patients with polycystic kidney disease should pay attention to "three controls"

01: Control high blood pressure. High blood pressure will appear before renal function is damaged in patients with polycystic kidney disease. High blood pressure will aggravate renal damage and also damage the heart and brain blood vessels. Controlling blood pressure is crucial to prevent complications and slow down the deterioration of renal function.

02: Control your diet. A reasonable diet is very important for patients with polycystic kidney disease whose renal function has deteriorated. 1. Adopt a low-salt diet, 3 to 5 grams of salt per day is appropriate; 2. Eat less foods containing potassium and phosphorus, such as cornmeal, spinach, seaweed, soybeans, etc.; 3. Eat a low-protein, low-fat diet, eat more foods rich in vitamins and plant crude fiber, and keep bowel movements smooth. Such as milk, eggs, brown rice, cabbage, etc. At the same time, adjusting your lifestyle and diet under the guidance of the doctor in charge will have a multiplier effect on restoring your own kidney function.

03: Control complications. The main complications of polycystic kidney disease are cyst rupture, bleeding, infection, and stones. Here, we should focus more on infection control. There are two aspects to infection control: one is infection in the cyst, and the other is urinary tract infection. No matter which type of infection, it will accelerate the deterioration of the already damaged kidney function and even cause irreversible consequences.

Patients with polycystic kidney disease should also pay attention to "one adjustment"

The "one adjustment" here refers to adjusting your mood. Although the onset of polycystic kidney disease is affected by genetic factors, it is preventable and treatable. Therefore, it is very important to know what to pay attention to after suffering from polycystic kidney disease. Patients should face it with a healthy attitude. I believe that with the joint efforts of doctors and patients, the progression of polycystic kidney disease can be controlled or delayed.